ต่อขยาย
dtɔ̀ɔ-kà-yǎaiMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] extend; expand; add on
To make something longer or larger, or to add onto an existing structure or system; commonly used for buildings, roads, rail lines, utilities, or network coverage.
Examples
เทศบาลtêet-sà-baanเทศบาลtêet-sà-baan1municipality; municipal government2municipal office3municipalจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ต่อขยายdtɔ̀ɔ-kà-yǎaiต่อขยายdtɔ̀ɔ-kà-yǎai[to] extend; expand; add onถนนtà-nǒnถนนtà-nǒnroad; streetเส้นsênเส้นsên1line; stripe; thread-like length2noodle (food strand)3CL: strand-like things4tendon; nerve; sinew5route; line (service/path)6connections; pull (informal)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)กว้างขึ้นgwâang-kʉ̂nกว้างขึ้นgwâang-kʉ̂n1wider2[to] become wider3more broadlyในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ปีหน้าbpii-nâaปีหน้าbpii-nâanext year
The municipality will extend this road to make it wider next year.
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เจ้าของบ้านjâao-kɔ̌ɔng-bâanตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jaiต่อขยายdtɔ̀ɔ-kà-yǎaiห้องครัวhɔ̂ng-kruuaออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpaiทางtaangหลังบ้านlǎng-bâanเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiมีmiiพื้นที่ใช้สอยpʉ́ʉn-tîi-chái-sɔ̌ɔiมากขึ้นmâak-kʉ̂n
The homeowner decided to extend the kitchen towards the back of the house to have more usable space.
รัฐบาลrát-tà-baanมีmiiแผนที่pɛ̌ɛn-tîiจะjàต่อขยายdtɔ̀ɔ-kà-yǎaiเส้นทางsên-taangรถไฟความเร็วสูงrót-fai-kwaam-reo-sǔungให้hâiครอบคลุมkrɔ̂ɔp-klumทั่วทุกภาคtûua-túk-pâakของkɔ̌ɔngประเทศbprà-têet
The government has a plan to extend the high-speed rail lines to cover all regions of the country.
ท่าเรือtâa-rʉʉaแห่งนี้hɛ̀ng-níiได้รับdâi-rápการต่อขยายgaan-dtɔ̀ɔ-kà-yǎaiเพื่อรองรับpʉ̂ʉa-rɔɔng-rápปริมาณbpà-rí-maanตู้คอนเทนเนอร์dtûu-kɔɔn-teen-nə̂əที่tîiเพิ่มขึ้นpə̂əm-kʉ̂nจากjàakการเติบโตทางการค้าgaan-dtə̀əp-dtoo-taang-gaan-káa
This port was extended to accommodate the increased volume of containers resulting from trade growth.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ต่อขยาย said ต่อ-ขะ-หยาย?
dtɔ̀ɔ-kà-yǎai
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
dtɔ̀ɔ
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + Mai ek → Low
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ต่อdtɔ̀ɔต่อdtɔ̀ɔ1[to] continue; go on2per; each (rate/unit)3[to] connect; attach; join4[to] bargain; haggle5to; toward (target of an action or attitude)6[to] renew; extend[to] continue; go onPart 1
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ขยายkà-yǎaiขยายkà-yǎai1[to] expand; enlarge; extend2[to] lengthen; prolong3[to] magnify; zoom in4[to] elaborate; clarify[to] expand; enlarge; extendPart 2
ต่อขยายdtɔ̀ɔ-kà-yǎaiต่อขยายdtɔ̀ɔ-kà-yǎai[to] extend; expand; add on[to] extend; expand; add onWord